HMD Global’s Nokia has apparently stopped playing the specs game with its Chinese competitors in the mid-range and has therefore started to focus more on sustainability and “greening”. The new X30 is its greenest phone ever, in fact, it includes recycled and recyclable materials wherever possible and doesn’t include a charger in the box. You also get a three-year warranty and software support, so you’ll be using the phone for longer—at least that’s the idea.
That’s fine, but how is this phone in real life? HMD may not focus on specs, but most mid-range phone buyers do, so how do they fare when we discard the eco-friendly casing here? That’s what we set out to find out through our comprehensive and in-depth review, which was recently published and we think it’s not to be missed. On the other hand, if you are short on time, maybe our video review will work better for you? It’s freshly baked, grab it below!
At its current price point of €450-500, the Nokia X30 is a very tough sell given what it offers: a 90Hz screen, the Snapdragon 695 chipset and a 4,200mAh battery. So, we’re assuming that HMD has to focus on anything but specs, since if we go by those, there are plenty of better-priced alternatives out there.
Still, the X30 is Nokia’s most premium phone this year, even if it’s nowhere near the flagship level. The screen is decent (although the competition has faster refreshing ones) and the single speaker is also decent, but to separate. Software-wise, this is an Android One phone, which is where the three-year update promise comes from – that should be both three years of big updates and security patches. The camera’s image quality is a mixed bag, though that’s generally the case on most mid-rangers. At least you get OIS on the main sensor.
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